May 21, 2010
Around the Diocese
Bramble update
Restoration continues at St. Joseph Church in Bramble following the Jan. 28 fire, according to Father Joseph Erbacher, pastor of the four Martin County churches.
“Yet to be completed is carpet installation, installation of window and cleaning of all windows, all the statues scheduled for returning third week of May, organ to be returned, electrical work, paint completion, and then pews all to be re-installed.”
He noted in the parish bulletin that “at earliest, do not see us returning to the church until early part of June.”
Road trip
In a letter to parents at St. Matthew School, Mount Vernon, Vickie Wannemuehler, principal, writes, “A few weeks ago, the teachers and I went on a road trip to visit Norwich Elementary.
“As you might recall, Norwich is a very successful multiage elementary school in Ohio. Each of our teachers was partnered with a teacher of his/her grade level and spent the day in that teacher’s classroom. We gathered massive amounts of information! We were able to experience the unique atmosphere of the school, observe the daily flow of their schedule, talk to the students to find out how they feel about attending a multiage school, and in some cases, even participate in the instruction.
“The Norwich teachers also shared some of their resources with us and gave us valuable suggestions as we prepare to pilot multiage classes here at St. Matthew. Perhaps most importantly, we established relationships and friendships with teachers that we will be able to communicate with throughout the year as questions arrive. It was a very valuable and worthwhile trip!”
Happy Birthday!
Deacon Michael Morris who does prison ministry at Wabash Valley Correctional Facility in Carlisle celebrates his birthday May 28.
Father Gordon Mann, pastor of Our Lady of Hope Church, Washington, celebrates his birthday May 30.
Anniversaries of ordination
Father August Busch, a retired priest of the Diocese of Evansville, was ordained to the priesthood May 26, 1956. He resides at 5221 New Harmony Rd., Evansville, IN 47720.
Father Timothy Tenbarge, pastor of St. Anthony Church, St. Anthony, and Sacred Heart Church, Schnellville, was ordained to the priesthood May 26, 1973.
Father Ralph Schipp, a retired priest of the Diocese of Evansville, was ordained to the priesthood May 27, 1965. His address is 278 S. Tinsel Circle E, Santa Claus, IN 47579.
Father William Wargel, a retired priest of the Diocese of Evansville, was ordained to the priesthood May 27, 1965. His address is 3130 N. Chigger Ridge Rd., Birdseye, IN 47513.
Father Kenneth Betz, pastor of St. James Church, Haub-stadt, was ordained to the priesthood May 27, 1965.
Father Kenneth Walker, judicial vicar in the diocesan Tribunal, was ordained to the priesthood May 29, 1981. He resides at Sarto Retreat Center in Evansville, and is sacramental minister on weekends at the four parishes in Martin County.
Father James Rogers, a retired priest of the Diocese of Evansville, was ordained to the priesthood May 30, 1939. He resides at St. Paul’s Hermitage, 501 N. 17th Ave., Beech Grove IN 46107.
Father Christopher Forler, associate pastor of Holy Redeemer Church, Evansville, was ordained to the priesthood May 31, 2008.
Father Edward Schnur, pastor of St. Wendel Church, St. Wendel, and St. Francis Xavier Church, Poseyville, was or-dained to the priesthood June 1, 1991.
Director of Youth Ministry
Adam Willis is the new Director of Youth Ministry at St. Mary Church, Evansville. He holds a master of arts degree in youth ministry from Asbury Theological Seminary.
Retirement
Ruth Girten, pastoral associate at Holy Rosary Church, Evansville, has retired. In a letter to parishioners, she writes, “Working and praying with all of you has been a privilege and a joy and I always received much more than I gave.”
Published authors
For the second year in a row, Mater Dei High School, Evansville, has been given a writing achievement award from Creative Communication because of the large number of essays which were selected for publication. Students whose essays will appear in Creative Communication’s spring 2010 anthology Celebrating What’s Important to Me include
- Senior: Chelsea Jones;
- Juniors: Matthew Beach, Madelynn Blankenship, Madalyn Bradley, Kristen Cox, Hannah Daunhauer, Josh Elpers, Chelsea Emmert, Alex Farmer, Olivia Fritch, Emily Greenwell, Mary Haas, Ondria Hatch, Cameron Hilt, Maggie Hoefling, Alecia Kissel, Adam Ferrari, Trevor Fleck, Andrea Knapp, Lauren Martin, Jett Murray, Whitney Nelson, Jordan Niemeier, Luke Oliva, Matt Probert, Loren Pugh, Megan Rasler, Sara Reddington, Amelia Reising, Kelsey Reker, Samuel Riggs, Kelsey Rusk, Melissa Russell, Theresa Scheller, Tom Schenk, Quinn Schroeder, Leigh Seibert, Josh Stauber, Sarah Stoltz, Paige Townsend, Carri Voegel, Amy Walker, Michael Walsh, Seth Wannemuehler, Andrew Wargel, Adam Wilmes, Allie Wolf, Ben Woodward;
- Freshmen: Olivia DeWeese, Beth Fischer, Laura Greenwell, Jenae Gries, Natalie Harpenau, Kyle Hassler, Madeline Kissel, Madison Mahon, Samantha Memmer, Andrew J. Stagg, Emily Ubelhor.
Happy Birthday!
Vickie Wannemuehler, principal at St. Matthew School, Mount Vernon, celebrates her birthday May 26.
Hospitality
The Hospitality Commission at St. Nicholas Church, Santa Claus, is asking each family to make a commitment to one month out of the year to help with the service opportunities during that particular month.
PTA
Bev Reine and Emily Maurer are new PTA officers at St. James School in Haubstadt.
Seminarians
A note in the parish newsletter at St. James Church, Haubstadt, notes, “From time to time you will see two of our seminarians, Tyler Tenbarge from Sts. Peter and Paul and Chris Droste from St. James helping at Masses.
“Tyler and Chris are both discerning a religious vocation and would welcome prayers and notes of encouragement during this time.”
Success!
St. Clement Church, Boonville, has had another successful auction, according to the parish newsletter, “bringing in approximately $10,000!
“Many thanks for coordinator Deb Funk and all her helpers. Many thanks to Marilyn Baehl and Janet Maurer for coordinating the kitchen and Tom Coomes, Al Koch, Phil Lemond and Bob Licoln for grilling the burgers.”
Anniversaries in Celestine
Congratulations to couples at St. Peter Celestine Church, Celestine, celebrating May wedding anniversaries: Jim and Pat Hopf, 49 years; Ernest and Donna Betz, 44 years; Donald and Mary McCain, 40 years; Victor and Loretta Humbert, 63 years; Jim and Janet Buechler, 50 years; Ronald and Mary Sander, 40 years; Dennis and Pauline Sermersheim, 60 years; Linus and Bernita Metz, 48 years; Dennis and Shirley Schnell, 53 years; Herb and Shirley Schepers, 46 years; Nick and Barbara Brames, 41 years.
Please send information for AROUND THE DIOCESE to Mary Ann Hughes, The Message, P.O. Box 4169, Evansville, IN 47724. The e-mail address is maryann@themessageonline.org.